Holosun HS403R vs Vortex Venom 3 MOA
Written by John Wren|

B07PYNC7Y3 if you want HS403R rotary-switch 2 MOA micro language. B00S2P2J90 if you want Venom 3 MOA open-reflex language. No firearm ASIN on this comparison.
Key takeaways
- HS403R on B07PYNC7Y3 prints Rotary switch intensity, Red Super LED, 2 MOA, and dual-mount language.
- Venom on B00S2P2J90 prints 3 MOA open-reflex accessory language.
- A rail light or backup iron set is a different ASIN fight; this comparison is optics accessories only.
- No firearm or ammunition ASIN appears here. The gun stays at a licensed dealer.
Buy the HOLOSUN HS403R, ASIN B07PYNC7Y3, when you want the 20mm micro sight whose feature line prints Rotary switch intensity language, Red Super LED language, a 2 MOA dot, 12 reticle intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV language, cast aluminum language, lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in language, CR2032 in rotary switch language, multilayer reflective glass language, parallax free language, 0.5 MOA click language, plus or minus 50 MOA windage and elevation language, and up to 50k / 100k hour battery language from the listing. Buy the Vortex Venom Red Dot VMD-3103, ASIN B00S2P2J90, when you want the red dot whose feature line prints a 3 MOA Dot, aluminum housing language, fully multi-coated lenses language, 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor language, parallax free language, 1 MOA windage and elevation adjustments language, top-load CR1632 battery language, and O-ring seals language. Both cards are sights and optics accessories only. Neither card is a firearm, a receiver, a barrel, or a box of ammunition. The pistol or the rifle stays at a licensed dealer.
Short version. A HOLOSUN 510C and a Vortex Spitfire 1x are another optic pair, not these micro red-dot cards. A Magpul MBUS Gen 2 and a MBUS Pro are flip-up backup sights, not these optic bodies. A Streamlight TLR-7 X and a SureFire X300U-B are rail lights, not an HS403R or a Venom. A Vortex VMX-3T and a Holosun HM3X are magnifiers behind a red dot. A TRS-25 and a Crossfire red dot are another optic pair on the top rail. An HE507C-GR X2 and a SIG SOR52001 are still dots on a different optic seat. B07PYNC7Y3 and B00S2P2J90 are the two optic accessory cards here.

| Job | HOLOSUN HS403R | Vortex Venom VMD-3103 | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| What the card says you are holding | ASIN B07PYNC7Y3, HS403R 20mm micro sight | ASIN B00S2P2J90, Venom Red Dot VMD-3103 | Match the ASIN before a different Holosun micro sibling or a non-Venom Vortex. |
| Dot and brightness language | 2 MOA dot; Red Super LED; Rotary switch intensity; 12 reticle intensity settings (10 DL & 2 NV) | 3 MOA Dot; 10 brightness levels + auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor | Two MOA with rotary 12-setting intensity is Holosun language. Three MOA with ten levels plus auto-brightness is Venom language. |
| Mount and battery language | Lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in; CR2032 in rotary switch; up to 50k/100k hour battery language | Top-load CR1632 battery | Co-witness and low mounts plus CR2032 in rotary switch are HS403R sentences. Top-load CR1632 is Venom language. |
| Glass and adjustment language | Multilayer reflective glass; parallax free; 0.5 MOA click; ±50 MOA W&E; cast aluminum | Fully multi-coated lenses; parallax free; 1 MOA windage/elevation adjustments; aluminum housing; O-ring seals | 0.5 MOA click and plus or minus 50 MOA W&E are Holosun sentences. 1 MOA adjustments and O-ring seals are Venom sentences. |
| A firearm or ammunition | Not this ASIN | Not this ASIN | Neither. The dealer keeps the gun. |
| What this is not | Not a Venom 3 MOA with auto-brightness, not a rail light | Not an HS403R 2 MOA rotary micro, not MBUS irons | Buy the optic on the card you opened. |
HOLOSUN HS403R 20mm micro sight is ASIN B07PYNC7Y3. Vortex Venom Red Dot VMD-3103 is ASIN B00S2P2J90. A flip-up backup sight, a magnifier, a rail light, and a multi-reticle open reflex are different cards. No firearm ASIN belongs in this pair.
Who should buy the HOLOSUN HS403R, and who should buy the Vortex Venom?
Buy B07PYNC7Y3 if you want the HOLOSUN HS403R whose feature line prints 20mm micro sight language, Rotary switch intensity language, Red Super LED language, a 2 MOA dot, 12 reticle intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV language, cast aluminum language, lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in language, CR2032 in rotary switch language, multilayer reflective glass language, parallax free language, 0.5 MOA click language, plus or minus 50 MOA windage and elevation language, and up to 50k / 100k hour battery language from the listing. Buy it when a 2 MOA micro with rotary intensity and included co-witness and low mounts is the accessory job, and when you will keep the HS403R attached to that ASIN instead of shopping a Venom 3 MOA photograph alone. You will fit the optic only to a mount and rail you already own on a firearm that stays at a licensed dealer for purchase and transfer. Dry-fit and function checks happen on an empty, cleared firearm with the muzzle in a safe direction.
Buy B00S2P2J90 if you want the Vortex Venom Red Dot VMD-3103 whose feature line prints a 3 MOA Dot, aluminum housing language, fully multi-coated lenses language, 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor language, parallax free language, 1 MOA windage and elevation adjustments language, top-load CR1632 battery language, and O-ring seals language. Buy it when a 3 MOA Venom with auto-brightness and top-load CR1632 is the sentence you opened, not a Holosun HS403R with rotary switch intensity and a 2 MOA Red Super LED. You will still treat the listing as an optic accessory only. The pistol or the rifle under that rail is not sold from this button.
Buy neither if you wanted a multi-reticle open reflex or a 1x prism. The HOLOSUN 510C and Spitfire 1x fight already owns that seat. Buy neither if you wanted flip-up backup irons. That is the MBUS Gen 2 and MBUS Pro pair. Buy neither if you needed a rail light. That is the TLR-7 X and X300U-B pair. Buy neither if you needed a magnifier. That is the VMX-3T and HM3X pair. Buy neither if you needed another red-dot pair such as TRS-25 versus Crossfire or HE507C-GR X2 versus SIG SOR52001. Buy neither as a substitute for a serialized firearm. Accessories only. The pistol or the rifle stays at a licensed dealer.
What is the HOLOSUN HS403R actually for?
This card is a HOLOSUN HS403R 20mm micro sight, ASIN B07PYNC7Y3. The Amazon feature block that travels with this part prints Rotary switch intensity language, Red Super LED language, a 2 MOA dot, 12 reticle intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV language, cast aluminum language, lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in language, CR2032 in rotary switch language, multilayer reflective glass language, parallax free language, 0.5 MOA click language, plus or minus 50 MOA windage and elevation language, and up to 50k / 100k hour battery language from the listing. Those cells belong to B07PYNC7Y3. Do not paste a 3 MOA Venom story, an auto-brightness ambient light sensor cell, a top-load CR1632, or a firearm ASIN onto this listing because the word Holosun or the word red dot matched in a search box.
Twenty millimeter micro sight is the optic-body sentence. Rotary switch intensity is the brightness-control sentence. Red Super LED is the emitter sentence. Two MOA dot is the reticle-size sentence. Twelve reticle intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV is the intensity-band sentence. Cast aluminum is the housing sentence. Lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in are the mount-include sentences. CR2032 in rotary switch is the battery and location sentence. Multilayer reflective glass is the glass sentence. Parallax free is the parallax sentence. Zero point five MOA click is the click-value sentence. Plus or minus 50 MOA windage and elevation is the adjustment-range sentence. Up to 50k / 100k hour battery language is the battery-life sentence from the listing. None of those sentences is a 3 MOA Dot. None of them is 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor. None of them invents a firearm. None of them invents an ammunition claim. None of them invents a magnifier behind the optic.
Twenty millimeter micro red-dot accessory is the job. The HS403R clamps to a compatible rail as a 2 MOA micro sight with rotary intensity. It is not a claim the optic is a Venom 3 MOA with auto-brightness. It is not a claim the package includes a pistol or a rifle. A marketplace collage with a carbine under the optic is not a buy button for the gun. The firearm stays at a licensed dealer. Confirm Rotary switch intensity, 2 MOA Red Super LED, 12 intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV, CR2032 in rotary switch, and the co-witness and low mounts on the carton before you confirm a micro window housing alone.
Two MOA Red Super LED with rotary switch intensity and 12 settings including 10 DL and 2 NV is why the HS403R stays in the cart when a 2 MOA micro with rotary intensity and night-vision settings is the accessory story. Lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in are the mount sentences Holosun prints for this card. Multilayer reflective glass, parallax free, 0.5 MOA click, plus or minus 50 MOA W and E, cast aluminum, CR2032 in rotary switch, and up to 50k / 100k hour battery language are the glass, adjustment, and power sentences. Those sentences are the HS403R card. They are not permission to rename the part as a Vortex Venom Red Dot VMD-3103 because both products say red dot and both products can sit on a top rail.
What is the Vortex Venom Red Dot actually for?
This card is a Vortex Venom Red Dot VMD-3103, ASIN B00S2P2J90. The feature line that travels with this part prints a 3 MOA Dot, aluminum housing language, fully multi-coated lenses language, 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor language, parallax free language, 1 MOA windage and elevation adjustments language, top-load CR1632 battery language, and O-ring seals language. Those cells belong to B00S2P2J90 / VMD-3103. Do not paste a Holosun rotary switch intensity story, a 2 MOA Red Super LED cell, co-witness and low mount include language, CR2032 in rotary switch, or a Streamlight lumen cell onto this ASIN because the word Vortex or the word Venom matched.
Three MOA Dot is the reticle-size sentence. Aluminum housing is the housing sentence. Fully multi-coated lenses is the glass sentence. Ten brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor is the brightness sentence. Parallax free is the parallax sentence. One MOA windage and elevation adjustments is the click-value sentence. Top-load CR1632 battery is the battery and access sentence. O-ring seals is the sealed-optic sentence. Model VMD-3103 is the model string that keeps this Venom attached to B00S2P2J90. None of those sentences is Rotary switch intensity with 12 settings including 10 DL and 2 NV. None of them invents a 2 MOA Red Super LED from the Holosun feature block. None of them invents a firearm ASIN from a collage.
A 3 MOA Venom red dot with auto-brightness sits next to the Holosun HS403R as the auto-brightness and top-load CR1632 story on the cards you can quote. That split is the comparison. Ten brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor is the brightness story this comparison will treat as belonging to B00S2P2J90. A shop table that borrows a different Venom reticle size from a sibling listing is a shop table. If the Venom detail block you opened did not print rotary switch intensity or co-witness and low mount include language, leave those cells on the Holosun card. Fit the optic only to a mount and rail you already own. Leave the serialized firearm purchase at the dealer. The pistol or the rifle stays at a licensed dealer.
Three MOA Dot with 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor is why the Venom stays in the cart when a larger 3 MOA dot and auto-brightness matter more than a Holosun 2 MOA rotary micro. Fully multi-coated lenses, aluminum housing, parallax free, 1 MOA windage and elevation adjustments, top-load CR1632 battery, and O-ring seals are the glass, adjustment, battery, and seal sentences Vortex prints for this card. Those sentences are the Venom VMD-3103 card. They are not permission to paste Holosun rotary switch intensity, 2 MOA Red Super LED, CR2032 in rotary switch, and co-witness mount include language onto B00S2P2J90 because both products share an optic aisle.
How do you read these two optic cards without mixing the iron-sight pages?
Both technique cells are optic accessories for a rail or mount you already own. Flip-up backup irons will not replace either of them as the primary optic story on these cards, and neither optic replaces a magnifier, a rail light, or a multi-reticle open reflex. The MBUS Gen 2 and MBUS Pro comparison elsewhere is a backup-sight conversation. The VMX-3T and HM3X fight is the magnifier conversation. The TLR-7 X and X300U-B fight is the rail-light conversation. Put B07PYNC7Y3 or B00S2P2J90 on a mount you already own. The 510C versus Spitfire, TRS-25 versus Crossfire, and HE507C versus SOR52001 comparisons elsewhere are neighboring optic conversations. Those articles do not rewrite a 2 MOA rotary micro or a 3 MOA Venom cell.
The HOLOSUN HS403R card gives you 20mm micro sight language, Rotary switch intensity language, Red Super LED language, a 2 MOA dot, 12 reticle intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV language, cast aluminum language, lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in language, CR2032 in rotary switch language, multilayer reflective glass language, parallax free language, 0.5 MOA click language, plus or minus 50 MOA windage and elevation language, and up to 50k / 100k hour battery language from the listing. The Vortex Venom card gives you a 3 MOA Dot, aluminum housing language, fully multi-coated lenses language, 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor language, parallax free language, 1 MOA windage and elevation adjustments language, top-load CR1632 battery language, and O-ring seals language. Those are the sentences this comparison will treat as belonging to these parts. A reviewer who timed a battery change is a reviewer. The feature still says what it says.
Two MOA with rotary 12-setting intensity including 10 DL and 2 NV is not a 3 MOA Dot with 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness. CR2032 in rotary switch is not top-load CR1632. Zero point five MOA click and plus or minus 50 MOA W and E are not 1 MOA windage and elevation adjustments. Co-witness and low mount include language is Holosun language on this pair. Do not invent a laser module, a magnifier power, or a lumen number for either optic card. Do not invent a firearm ASIN from a collage. Do not invent ammunition. Accessories and sights only.
Keep the magnifier fight on the optic rail behind a red dot when the word tactical matched but the part did not. Keep rail-light comparisons on the accessory-rail shelf when illumination is the filter you clicked. Keep the 510C and Spitfire fight on its own open-reflex and prism shelf when a different optic body tempts you. Keep every serialized firearm, magazine, and ammunition purchase at a licensed dealer. The pistol or the rifle stays at a licensed dealer. The ASIN is the shopping rule on those accessory comparisons and on this optic pair.
What actually fails on these two cards?
The HOLOSUN HS403R card fails when a 2 MOA Red Super LED with rotary switch intensity is rewritten as a 3 MOA Venom with auto-brightness without renaming the part. It fails when CR2032 in rotary switch is sold as top-load CR1632 language. It fails when 12 reticle intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV is rounded into 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor. It fails when lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in are ignored and a bare micro body photograph drives the cart. It fails when a firearm collage is treated as part of B07PYNC7Y3. It fails when a rail-light ASIN is opened because both products say optic-adjacent tactical. It fails when O-ring seals and 1 MOA adjustment language is pasted onto the Holosun card from the Venom feature block.
The Vortex Venom card fails when B00S2P2J90 / VMD-3103 and a Holosun HS403R are treated as one ASIN. It fails when a 3 MOA Dot is ignored for the Holosun 2 MOA rotary story. It fails when top-load CR1632 language is described as CR2032 in rotary switch. It fails when 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor are sold as rotary switch intensity with 10 DL and 2 NV. It fails when fully multi-coated lenses and O-ring seals are rewritten as multilayer reflective glass and co-witness mount include language the Venom bullets on this card did not need to borrow. It fails when a shopper wanted flip-up irons and bought a red-dot optic instead. The shared failure is treating a firearm as if it were this pair. Accessories only. The rifle, the pistol, and the ammunition stay at a licensed dealer.
What is this comparison not?
This is not a firearm review, an ammunition review, a flip-up iron review, a magnifier review, or a rail-light review. Both cards are optic accessories. B07PYNC7Y3 and B00S2P2J90 / VMD-3103 are the cards. A different Holosun micro sibling, a different Venom reticle size, or a different Vortex red-dot family is a different part if the ASIN changes. This is not a HOLOSUN 510C versus Spitfire 1x comparison. This is not a TRS-25 versus Crossfire comparison. This is not an HE507C-GR X2 versus SIG SOR52001 comparison. This is not a price quote. The listing moves. Use the buttons if you want the live accessory cart. This is not permission to skip the dealer for a serialized firearm. The product photos for these ASINs are sights and optics. A third-party image that pasted a rifle into the frame is not a buy path for the gun. The pistol or the rifle stays at a licensed dealer.
This is also not a claim that one optic zeros farther. A maker zero chart the Amazon bullets omitted stays on the maker sheet when you cannot point to it on the card. Leave invented yards off. This is not a claim that rotary switch intensity and auto-brightness with ambient light sensor are the same brightness cell. Each brightness sentence stays on the card that prints it. This is not a claim that 2 MOA and 3 MOA are the same reticle cell.
So which optic should you buy?
Buy the Holosun if you want ASIN B07PYNC7Y3, the HS403R 20mm micro sight, Rotary switch intensity language, Red Super LED language, a 2 MOA dot, 12 reticle intensity settings with 10 DL and 2 NV language, cast aluminum language, lower 1/3 co-witness mount 1.63in and low mount 0.75in language, CR2032 in rotary switch language, multilayer reflective glass language, parallax free language, 0.5 MOA click language, plus or minus 50 MOA windage and elevation language, and up to 50k / 100k hour battery language from the listing. Buy the Vortex if you want ASIN B00S2P2J90, the Venom Red Dot VMD-3103, a 3 MOA Dot, aluminum housing language, fully multi-coated lenses language, 10 brightness levels plus auto-brightness mode with ambient light sensor language, parallax free language, 1 MOA windage and elevation adjustments language, top-load CR1632 battery language, and O-ring seals language. Confirm the mount fit on hardware you already own. Leave the pistol, the rifle, and the ammunition at a licensed dealer.
Frequently asked questions
Holosun HS403R or Vortex Venom 3 MOA?
B07PYNC7Y3 if you want the HS403R rotary-switch micro card. B00S2P2J90 if you want the Venom 3 MOA open-reflex card.
Does either ASIN sell a firearm or ammunition?
No. Both ASINs are optics accessories only. The pistol or the rifle stays at a licensed dealer.
Is HS403R the same as Holosun 510C?
No. The 510C versus Spitfire 1x fight is a separate open-reflex versus prism page. This comparison is B07PYNC7Y3.
Is Venom the same as Vortex Spitfire 1x?
No. Spitfire 1x is an etched-prism fight. This comparison is the Venom 3 MOA open-reflex card.
Will either optic zero a firearm by itself on Amazon?
No. Zero lives on the optic and the firearm at a range. These cards are accessory optics only.
Is this the MBUS Gen 2 versus MBUS Pro page?
No. That fight is backup sights. This comparison is HS403R and Venom 3 MOA.


